Economic Costs of Rising Sea Levels in Asia and the Pacific

Teeming with people and economic activity, the coastal areas of Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to storm surges, coastal erosion, flooding, and inundation resulting from sea-level rise and climate change. Here's a by the numbers look at the economic costs of rising sea levels.

Less than 0.3% of GDP: Annual cost between 2010 and 2050 to protect the most vulnerable sectors - infrastructure, coastal zones, and agriculture - from the effects of climate change.Source: ADB publication Economics of Climate Change in East Asia

More than twice: By 2100, the mean cost of climate change for Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam could be equivalent to losing 6.7% of combined GDP each year, more than twice the global average loss.Source: ADB publication The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia

$5 billion: The average yearly cost of adaptation measures in the four countries by 2020. The annual benefit in terms of avoided damage from climate change is likely to exceed the annual cost after 2060.Source: ADB publication The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia

Up to 15.2%: Of Papua New Guinea's annual GDP lost to climate change by 2100, the highest percentage in the Pacific. This is followed by Timor-Leste with potential losses of as much as 10%.Source: ADB publication The Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific

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